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November
Academics and economic editors meet to discuss the fate of the euro – but are as split as European heads of state
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October
Senior UBS economist warns the yield curve is set to steepen
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BNP Paribas has expanded its principal and agency lending, foreign exchange and collateral management services
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JPMorgan picks up two mandates while State Street secures a Dutch pension contract
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September
Schemes in the UK with a mature profile have lost their tolerance for risk. Transition managers have a key role in helping them establish stability, finds Bob Campion
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August
Submissions for Global Investor/isf's second annual Middle East awards close on Friday
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The two hires replace CEO John Burbidge
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July
Pension funds attracted by low risk and currency appreciation
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Lack of foreign ownership limits and a convertible currency are major advantages, reports Aaron Woolner
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Citi warns that official inaction has allowed crisis to spread to the ‘soft core’ economies, reports Alastair O'Dell
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The awards recognise the greatest contributions to asset management and asset servicing over the last 12 months
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The exchange hopes to strengthen provision of pre-trade price transparency in the derivatives area for institutional investors through the move
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June
Traiana has partnered with FX prime brokers and platforms to launch an initiative to monitor and manage foreign exchange ECN trading activity
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The fund will look to take advantage of the rising currency, which has appreciated at 4% annually against the US dollar over the past five years
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The trend is expected to continue in the medium term as the government continues to raise funds at relatively attractively yields
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Legal & General Investment Management provides exclusive analysis for Global Investor on the impact of the incoming president
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Investors are unsettled by uncertainty over another international bailout for Greece
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The US has been put on negative watch by one of the major ratings agencies. Can the world's supposedly safest asset class really be in jeopardy?
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May
New company will deliver its first offering sometime in the second half of 2011
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch director of FX spot trading to join Citi
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Macro strategy fund will no longer be managed by Pharo Global Advisors
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Post-execution service has been launched
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Platform is for deliverable offshore trades
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Outgoing UniCredit global FX derivatives head is hired
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Fund will be UCITS III compliant
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The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has rolled out new foreign exchange rules for retail clients
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Senior treasurers from various industries cautiously positive over the rate of Renminbi internationalisation
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New service will be offered to corporate clients in India and China
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New head for Euro trading desk
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Global market chief set to leave in June
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The US Treasury has granted exemption of foreign exchange swaps from new derivatives rules
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April
Offering will provide derivatives-focused online brokerage
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The Eurozone has been plagued by a sovereign debt crisis for more than a year. Now that the long-term arrangements have been agreed and Portugal has at last sought EU help, Global Investor/isf asks whether a cure has been found
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Ceilings expected to be cut by one fifth
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Chinese sovereign wealth fund to receive up to $200 billion in new funds
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Bank is latest to sign up to CLS Aggregation Services partnership
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's Beijing branch has unveiled a new RMB FX service
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Online trading service provider reaches agreement with Deutsche Bank
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Global head left position on 15 April
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UBS has hired an ex-BNP Paribas FX sales person
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Bank names head of electronic foreign exchange sales in Asia
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China to hire yuan clearing bank to provide direct access to renminbi
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CIBC World Markets has made an appointment in its currency and foreign exchange desk
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New desk is part of a plan that doubles the size of its Hong Kong presence
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The Association for Financial Markets in Europe responds to new FX regulation requirements
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CIBC World Markets has enhanced its fixed-income and foreign exchange and commodity operations in Toronto
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The Bank of Montreal has appointed a vice president of foreign exchange trading
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A UK foreign exchange trading services provider has acquired CMS Japan
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European Central Bank and Bank of England rate setting decisions will drive an explosion of interest in inflation-linked bonds, says asset manager.
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Credit Suisse has named a director for foreign exchange prime-brokerage sales in Singapore
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An online forex trading services provider has started an office in Singapore
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Barclays Capital will add new products to its offshore renminbi foreign-exchange product range
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Ex-Morgan Stanley strategist to start own hedge fund
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Global foreign exchange trading activity slowed considerably last year, according to Greenwich Associates
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Morgan Stanley has appointed global and European heads of foreign-exchange strategy
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Banks start yuan/dollar options trading in Shanghai
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March
HSBC Holdings has unveiled the first-ever FX index linked to China’s currency
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The vice president and senior currency product engineer for State Street Global Advisors in London has stepped down
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Citi has rolled out its online foreign exchange trading platform in the UK
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J.P. Morgan Chase has launched an index of global FX volatility
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UBS is reorganising its foreign exchange team
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A currencies-trade processing firm has launched a service to help banks link to central counterparties for the clearing of over-the-counter trading in FX derivatives
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Barclays Capital is restructuring its risk solutions and forex structuring groups
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Two committees are working jointly to revise supervisory guidance for managing settlement risk in foreign exchange transactions
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ICAP considers banks-only FX dealing facility
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February
The first currency exchange-traded fund starts trading on the Korea Exchange today
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A whistle-blower lawsuit has been filed against Bank of New York Mellon
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CIBC World Markets has expanded its currency team in London with the appointment of a senior executive
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RBC Dexia has expanded a mandate to include custody, fund administration, transfer agency, foreign exchange and cash management
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State Street wins $610 million Canada mandate
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The launch is intended to provide a more flexible exchange rate.
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There is new winner in Global Investor/isf's annual Foreign Exchange survey
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Morgan Stanley Asia Securities has joined the Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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Alpari US has added 19 new currency pairs to its Pro service offering
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The North American Derivatives Exchange has expanded its forex product range
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Schroders has launched two UCITS III compliant absolute return currency funds
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Advanced Markets has signed a deal with Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
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CME Group will roll out a range of futures contracts
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Nigeria will offer foreign currency futures trading with auctions to be conducted up to three months forward
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Credit Suisse will provide a currency index for an index fund
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January
Societe Generale has expanded its foreign-exchange strategy team with the hiring of two lead strategists
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Chile will add two new asset classes, global shares and global corporate bonds
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Goldman Sachs’ co-head of global G10 FX sales has resigned
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Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has launched the Currency Alpha fund
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J.P. Morgan offers treasury and foreign exchange services in Saudi Arabia
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Brazil is planning to offer $1 billion of reverse currency swaps
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The National Futures Association (NFA) is planning to investigate foreign-exchange firms
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China has launched yuan trading for customers in the US
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China’s foreign-exchange reserves climbed by a record amount in the last quarter
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Brazil has permitted its sovereign wealth fund to act in the foreign exchange market
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UBS’ global head of fixed-income, currencies and commodities (FICC) structuring has stepped down from his role
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China has issued new guidelines on FX market makers, is now allowing banks to sell currency forwards to their clients and for foreign private equity fund managers to convert money raised abroad into yuan
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Indonesia has made changes to banks’ foreign-exchange holdings and overseas borrowing
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South Korean authorities are considering tightening a cap on banks’ FX forward positions further this month